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we have to come together, and we're going to have to take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this from happening regardless of politics. >> in that aurora theater last july a gunman wielding a semi-automatic rifle with a 100-barrel magazine, a shotgun and pistol went on a rampage killing 12 and wounding 58. shortly afterwards colorado's governor said stricter gun laws would not have helped. >> if there were no assault weapons available, if there were no this or that, this guy is going to find something and know how to create a bomb. >> he seemed different in an interview last wednesday, two full days before the events here in connecticut. when you look at what happened in aurora, the governor said, a great deal of that damage was from the large magazine on the ar-15 rifle. i think we need to have that discussion and say, where is this appropriate? joining any now is the governor of colorado, john hickenlooper. thank you for joining us today. i think that things are so fresh here in connecticut, but you have been dealing for several months with the aftermath of what happe
we have to come together, and we're going to have to take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this from happening regardless of politics. >> in that aurora theater last july a gunman wielding a semi-automatic rifle with a 100-barrel magazine, a shotgun and pistol went on a rampage killing 12 and wounding 58. shortly afterwards colorado's governor said stricter gun laws would not have helped. >> if there were no assault weapons available, if there were no this or that,...
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people taking action. we'll talk after the break. >>> we are going to do something well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >>> we are going to do something that is obvious. and people want to get stuff before a ban on whatever coming in. probably magazines. people get scared. >> in the wake of the newtown tragedy gun sales are soaring across america. >> i want to bring in mrs. assan. they were in a church when a madman came in armed to the teeth. and began shooting people. tell me what happened. >> he had already shot and killed people in our facility called youth with a mission. and the
people taking action. we'll talk after the break. >>> we are going to do something well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're...
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>> reporter: meaningful action, actually, we don't know. what we do know and this is the sense i'm getting is that he does mean something, that he does actually mean that some action should be taken but in terms of the specifics, don, we don't know what they are. and this is the sense i'm getting that this is a general promise to pursue something to try to avert future tragedies like this one. the sense here at the white house is that the president has sort of experienced with the country almost a handful now of these tragedies between ft. hood, between the shooting of congresswoman gabby giffords, the sikh temple shooting that you mentioned and this one, especially with the age of the victims, just sort of really bringing home the fact that something's not working. that there are just too many of these instances happening and something needs to be done. we don't know the specifics. talking to people who are familiar with what his options may be, one option may be finding a way to limit the number of bullets and magazines, dealing with ment
>> reporter: meaningful action, actually, we don't know. what we do know and this is the sense i'm getting is that he does mean something, that he does actually mean that some action should be taken but in terms of the specifics, don, we don't know what they are. and this is the sense i'm getting that this is a general promise to pursue something to try to avert future tragedies like this one. the sense here at the white house is that the president has sort of experienced with the country...
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or is this just going to be more talk, talk, talk, and not enough action, action, action? >> and speaking of action, wolf, you and i have covered enough of these things over the years to know there is great criticism when gun control comes up and the debate of it comes up in the immediate aftermath of a shooting. it feels different this time. the polling across the nation immediately afterwards showed a seismic shift it seemed in how people felt and the majority of americans felt that tighter gun controls were needed post what happened in newtown. some say that's political opportunists taking advantage of a situation. others say this is politics as it should be, reacting to their constituents. how are you feeling this in washington? >> there is a huge debate in washington, and there has been ever since i have come to washington there has been a huge debate over guns, and gun control and assault weapons bans and background checks and gun shows and i have been hearing this debate for years and it is a debate that tnlz to resonate now and people feel very strongly on both sid
or is this just going to be more talk, talk, talk, and not enough action, action, action? >> and speaking of action, wolf, you and i have covered enough of these things over the years to know there is great criticism when gun control comes up and the debate of it comes up in the immediate aftermath of a shooting. it feels different this time. the polling across the nation immediately afterwards showed a seismic shift it seemed in how people felt and the majority of americans felt that...
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and thank you, president obama for being clear you are going to take action and you need our help. but it is not just about the guns. i tell you, on my program, we're getting deep with what to do about people and family members, people with mental illness that are out of control. there is woeful resources in our country, people cannot get conservativeship. there is no state hospital or structure. and i would say president obama please, please, there is so much more to be done here than just guns. and this is our opportunity, and connecticut is just a symptom. >> and the president made it clear, he agrees with you. it is not just guns that are an issue, even though he did say you have to deal with military type assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition clips, background checks for gun purchasers. those are important. but he also did call to deal with this committee, this joe biden committee that should look at the mental health care we have in this country. how that could contribute to the gun violence. >> he glossed on it, he did. >> all the terms, those are issues he wants the com
and thank you, president obama for being clear you are going to take action and you need our help. but it is not just about the guns. i tell you, on my program, we're getting deep with what to do about people and family members, people with mental illness that are out of control. there is woeful resources in our country, people cannot get conservativeship. there is no state hospital or structure. and i would say president obama please, please, there is so much more to be done here than just...
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as a general manner it does represent the will of the people through the actions by congress. i personally believes the a mistake. i certainly am -- being a former state official of texas, certainly believe in the rights of the states to make these kind of decisions for their own people. but i -- i -- here we do have -- a field you can argue has been preempted by the federal government, regulatory scheme that has been in place important decades. we have -- the dea whose sole job is to go after these kinds of drugs. and so -- i think this is an issue that's ultimately going find its way to the supreme court and there are various options that the u.s. government can take. i think this is -- this does present some serious challenges for the federal government. i think that's the reason why you have yet to hear what the department of justice is going to do. obviously, i -- my understanding is that under the regulatory scheme there in washington state, they have a year to put in place a regulation with respect to licensing and taxing of these kinds of sales and i think that what th
as a general manner it does represent the will of the people through the actions by congress. i personally believes the a mistake. i certainly am -- being a former state official of texas, certainly believe in the rights of the states to make these kind of decisions for their own people. but i -- i -- here we do have -- a field you can argue has been preempted by the federal government, regulatory scheme that has been in place important decades. we have -- the dea whose sole job is to go after...
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and they want action. i'll talk to them more after the break. ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby, can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. >>> with me now are family members, victims of a tragic mass shooting in aurora, colorado, five months ago. sandy and lonnie, you lost jessica, your daughter. she was 24 years old. she was at that movie theater, had gone to see a movie, and she never came home. you were telling me a touching story about your son. tell me about that. >> after he went to aurora and took care of the arrangements to have jessie cremated and bring her home, once he got home, he very quietly without telling us sold his rifle. >> it was an ar-15? >> it was an ar-15. when he got home,
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it's time for action. time that america's politicians just did something. stop worrying about the gun lobby who make millions, billions out of this trade in what often leads to appalling death it is time for some moral conviction and some moral courage. stay with cnn all weekend long for the latest on the school shooting. right back on sunday night with a special edition of "piers morgan tonight" "ac 360 starts now." >>> piers, thanks very much. 10:00 on the east coast. only one story tonight. new details to tell you about. we won't pretend we understand it any better than we did right after it happened. it is a horror beyond words. ab elementary school, kids as young as 5 years old, second deadliest school shooting in this country. 20 children killed, 7 adults, including the adult shooter. about 90 minutes' drive from. all of the latest information tonight. we won't repeat the shooter's name over and over again as has been done throughout the day. we don't want history to remember this murderer. we want history to remember the victims, the teachers, the ch
it's time for action. time that america's politicians just did something. stop worrying about the gun lobby who make millions, billions out of this trade in what often leads to appalling death it is time for some moral conviction and some moral courage. stay with cnn all weekend long for the latest on the school shooting. right back on sunday night with a special edition of "piers morgan tonight" "ac 360 starts now." >>> piers, thanks very much. 10:00 on the east...
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people are motived to do something and to be called to action. people want to help. >> and as people are watching this and want to know how they can help, what is the best way for people outside of newtown to contribute? >> well, to contribute i think for our country, because it's really about our country, if it's only newtown that goes through these changes and tries to effect these things, that's one small part. we all have to -- every community in this nation needs to understand that this can happen if we have proliferation of guns and emotional instability in your community, this can happen. and we need all communities, basically, to rally their local and state government, federal government, and get our elected officials to have the moral courage to sit down with each other and have common sense discussions and listen to each other and listen to their points and find some middle common ground. >> lee shull, thank you very much for joining me. i do appreciate it. >> thank you. >> now i want to bring in my special guests here in the studio, lo
people are motived to do something and to be called to action. people want to help. >> and as people are watching this and want to know how they can help, what is the best way for people outside of newtown to contribute? >> well, to contribute i think for our country, because it's really about our country, if it's only newtown that goes through these changes and tries to effect these things, that's one small part. we all have to -- every community in this nation needs to understand...
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not everyone will agree, no one, no one plan of action, that everyone agrees, we don't want a repeat of what happened in newtown, connecticut. or milwaukee, wisconsin. or aurora, colorado. and those are just three from this past year. there are others since january, and, of course, many before that. so what? we just brace for the next one, the next time? where will that be? will it be minneapolis? new orleans, will it be your city? you're, we're angry, we're hurt, we're frustrated, but i think most of us believe what the president said at the memorial for the teachers and babies as the massacre in newtown, co tol anymore. these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. we will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. no single law, no set of laws, can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. but that can't be an excuse for inaction. surely, we can do better than this. >> so tonight, we want to do better. let's look for better. and let's start with two men who know all about guns. lou palombo, a
not everyone will agree, no one, no one plan of action, that everyone agrees, we don't want a repeat of what happened in newtown, connecticut. or milwaukee, wisconsin. or aurora, colorado. and those are just three from this past year. there are others since january, and, of course, many before that. so what? we just brace for the next one, the next time? where will that be? will it be minneapolis? new orleans, will it be your city? you're, we're angry, we're hurt, we're frustrated, but i think...
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not everyone will agree, no one, no one plan of action, that everyone agrees, we don't want a repeat of what happened in newtown, connecticut. or milwaukee, wisconsin. or aurora, colorado. and those are just three from this past year. there are others since january, and, of course, many before that. so what? we just brace for the next one, the next time? where will that be? will it be minneapolis? new orleans, will it be your city? sure, we're angry, we're hurt, we're frustrated, but i think most of us believe what the president said at the memorial for the teachers and babies as the massacre in newtown, connecticut. >> we can't tolerate this anymore. these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. we will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. no single law, no set of laws, can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. but that can't be an excuse for inaction. surely, we can do better than this. >> so tonight, we want to do better. let's look for better. and let's start with two men who know a
not everyone will agree, no one, no one plan of action, that everyone agrees, we don't want a repeat of what happened in newtown, connecticut. or milwaukee, wisconsin. or aurora, colorado. and those are just three from this past year. there are others since january, and, of course, many before that. so what? we just brace for the next one, the next time? where will that be? will it be minneapolis? new orleans, will it be your city? sure, we're angry, we're hurt, we're frustrated, but i think...
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people take iing action. we'll talk after the break. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> we are going to do something that is obvi and people want to get stuff before a ban on whatever coming in. probably magazines. people get stacared. >> in the wake of the newtown tragedy gun sales are soaring across america. >> i want to bring in mrs. assan. they were in a church when a madman came in armed t
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we will have to coming to and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like regardless of the politics. this evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do which is hug our children a little tighter and will tell them we love them. and we will remind each other how deeply we love one another. but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. an they need all of us right now. in hard days to come, the community needs us to be at our best as americans, and i will do everything in my power, as president, to help. while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need to remind them that we are there for them. that we are praying for them, that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours. may god bless the memory of the victims. and in the words of scripture, heal the broken hearted and bind up their wounds. >> president obama speaking earlier today, not just as president but as a father of two daughters. denise's daughter goes to sandy h
we will have to coming to and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like regardless of the politics. this evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do which is hug our children a little tighter and will tell them we love them. and we will remind each other how deeply we love one another. but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. an they need all of us right now. in hard days to come, the community needs us to be at our best as...
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ron meyer, american majority action. thank you for joins us this morning. >>> meanwhile we have a packed hour straight ahead on early start including failure in benghazi. an independent review board blasts washington for ignoring requests for more manpower before the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador. how is the white house going to react to this? we'll go live to washington for that. >>> also, they survived the sandy hook shooting, but will the kids' mental wounds ever heal? elizabeth cohen speaks with survivors from the jcc shooting 13 years ago to try to explain what lies ahead for their recovery and you'll love this one, young enough to belief in santa, old enough to be the grinch. wait until you see who was caught stealing presents from people's doorsteps. this really happened. you but first, some instragram users jumping ship in fear that their photos may pop up in ads without their permission. this is like rage online. everyone is mad about this. >>> and i'll just take the stairs. look at that. floating high
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if i had a bullet-action rifle to manually load it, with two criminals coming at me. it may be too late to load the second one. what happens if i fire a shot and i miss? >> how many bullets per second? >> the point is -- >> can you answer the question or not? >> people will lose lives. people need to protect themselves. the police can't be there all the time. if you want them to fire a bolt-action rifle -- >> are you going to answer nigh question? >> i was trying to answer your first question. >> it's a simple question. how many bullets can the ar-15 fire in one second? do you know? >> i think your estimate is high. >> it's not. actually i've spoken to many experts today. if can fire four to six bullets a second. it can fire a hundred in a minute. that could wipe out, as we saw, 20 children in a matter of seconds, if not two minutes. >> it's a characteristic of all semiautomatic guns. >> you don't want to say the answer to those questions because you want to people to think they're harmless old hunting rifles and that's why they sell so fast. and it's a disgrace you w
if i had a bullet-action rifle to manually load it, with two criminals coming at me. it may be too late to load the second one. what happens if i fire a shot and i miss? >> how many bullets per second? >> the point is -- >> can you answer the question or not? >> people will lose lives. people need to protect themselves. the police can't be there all the time. if you want them to fire a bolt-action rifle -- >> are you going to answer nigh question? >> i was...
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we're going to have some legislative action to help define the differences. at the end of the day if you look at where both sides were friday and where they were yesterday morning the differences are narrower in the last 72 hours. it doesn't mean we've got a solution. we don't. opportunity mean we're imminent. i would say they're moving toward one another. there's been concessions on each side. obviously we want to extend all the bush tax cuts if we possibly could. there's a recognition we're not going to be able to do that. that's in the speaker's proposal. there's also revenue on the table. that certainly wasn't the case earlier. more revenue now than there was in the initial republican proposal. frankly, you know, an extension of the bush tax rates for more people by the administration. again -- >> do you feel -- >> i'm not going to tell you it's done. i think there's been movement in the right direction by both sides. >> how do you feel about the chained cpi proposal that's now on the table. >> i'm very much in favor of that. to save these programs, there
we're going to have some legislative action to help define the differences. at the end of the day if you look at where both sides were friday and where they were yesterday morning the differences are narrower in the last 72 hours. it doesn't mean we've got a solution. we don't. opportunity mean we're imminent. i would say they're moving toward one another. there's been concessions on each side. obviously we want to extend all the bush tax cuts if we possibly could. there's a recognition we're...
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the american quick people quite quickly go back to their normal lives and they don't demand action in the way i would expect them to. why do so many americans not feel angry enough to demand further gun control? >> i would take it one step further. i don't understand why the police officers across this country don't stand up collectively and say we're going to go on strike, we're not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature do what's required to keep us safe. after all, police officers want to go home to their families and we're doing everything we can to make their job more difficult but more importantly more dangerous by leaving guns in the hands of people who shouldn't have them. >> our big story tonight, trayvon martin shot at close range. >> from everything that you have seen, that you've read, that you've heard, what do you believe is the most likely set of circumstances that led to your son being killed? >> i believe that george zimmerman hunted my son and because he could not contain my son, an altercation ensued and my son was shot and killed. >>
the american quick people quite quickly go back to their normal lives and they don't demand action in the way i would expect them to. why do so many americans not feel angry enough to demand further gun control? >> i would take it one step further. i don't understand why the police officers across this country don't stand up collectively and say we're going to go on strike, we're not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature do what's required to keep us safe....
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but their actions, especially in the face of what they must have seen inside that school. so incredibly heroic. then he'll continue on with this interfaith meeting happening here. want to remember the first victim, that would be nancy lanza. she is the mother of the shooter. we now know she was killed by one of her own weapons. apparently she was a gun enthusiast. but there are have been few details beyond that that we know of her. david, what more do we know about this first victim? . >> well, essentially, that's what we came to this affluent neighborhood in newtown to find out. sort of the recurring theme that we seem to get is she was just a very pleasant person to be around. she was a big fan of gardening. often landscaping in her backyard and often took to a game of dice that the community in this area would often have a few times a month. really described as very much a tight-knit community. that image of this woman who moved with her family in 1998, eventually divorcing her husband years later, but raised her two boys in this very pick chturesq new england town is c
but their actions, especially in the face of what they must have seen inside that school. so incredibly heroic. then he'll continue on with this interfaith meeting happening here. want to remember the first victim, that would be nancy lanza. she is the mother of the shooter. we now know she was killed by one of her own weapons. apparently she was a gun enthusiast. but there are have been few details beyond that that we know of her. david, what more do we know about this first victim? . >>...
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the president is calling for, quote, meaningful action on guns. many democrats are calling for strict new gun control laws. of course the assault weapons ban expired in 2004. there is some talk that maybe, maybe bringing that back would be a foot. the effect of what you saw in is an plan and oakland was different elsewhere. for instance, like arizona. some of the gun buyers in arizona became very afraid actually that this new national conversation, particularly my -- what happened this beautiful town, could make it very difficult all of a sudden to get certain kinds of guns. egg i egging. >> reporter: columbine, virginia tech, tucson, movie theater in colorado, sikh temple in wisconsin, oregon shopping mall. even with those mass shootings, it has become easier for most americans to carry a gun, own an assault rifle, or use high capacity magazines. in the aftermath of connecticut, voices, most notably from tearful president obama, are calling for tighter gun control. you won't hear them in a california gun show held the day after the connecticut ma
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it's about being accountable for your own actions. whether it's a gun or a knife or a shovel or a pen. people die, or a car. people die for all sorts of reasons. it's up to us to be accountable for yourselves about you. >> left the armed forces and got marched and you have a baby daughter. what is life going to be like for you now? >> life's exciting. every day, my daughter is so amazing. i never thought that someone so small and seemingly -- everyone has children, most people have children, and i thought it was just a portion of life, but i didn't understand how connected or how important this little girl would be in my life. and she's really my everything. it's been an adventure every single day from her learning to walk to hearing her say stuff to just trying to help shape and mold this little person into this incredible world. the opportunities are endless. >> you're a lucky man. she's lucky to have you as a father. it's a riveting read. living with honor, a medal of honor recipient. thank you for joining me. you are a hero. i kno
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what kind of preventive action exists when you talk about chemical weapons? we can blow up military installations and blow up airports and take out organs like that but it's very difficult to destroy chemical weapons without setting off chemical weapons. >> you would have to -- you could take out the air fields if they are uploaded. you can do various things like this. nothing is 100% effective. the most effective preventive weapon is to use this as greater leverage against russians and chinese to cut all support for bashar al assad and get him out of the country and get him into some kind of asylum situation somewhere and sort this out. even when it's sorted out, we have to be concerned about chemical weapons because we don't want those to fall into the hands of terrorists and there are terrorists groups that have gone in there and associated with the free syria army. >> a very distressing situation indeed. general clark, thank you very much for your time this afternoon. also want to mention that president obama is going to be responding or will he, to this
what kind of preventive action exists when you talk about chemical weapons? we can blow up military installations and blow up airports and take out organs like that but it's very difficult to destroy chemical weapons without setting off chemical weapons. >> you would have to -- you could take out the air fields if they are uploaded. you can do various things like this. nothing is 100% effective. the most effective preventive weapon is to use this as greater leverage against russians and...
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now has to consider action? >> well, you know, the administration has not made it clear. what the president has said is that the use of such weapons would be a red line for the united states and her allies. but it's not clear, short of use, is this preparation, is the mixing of the precursor chemicals enough? as noah can tell you this is a very unstable substance, sarin gas. once it's mixed, it can be very corrosive. it's not clear, you know, there could be an inadvertent release because of the volatility of these chemicals. >> this is one of those things that even those who work with them often end up dying simply by trying to work with them. here's the other thing, noah. the delivery systems for these are many and varied. these can be fired in artillery shells, dropped from airplanes. fired on missiles. it seems like once the weapon is ready, there are an awful lot of ways it could reach the point fran just made reference to that the white house made reference to of it being used and fast. >> yeah, and actually, an even worse possibility might be it not used fast. that
now has to consider action? >> well, you know, the administration has not made it clear. what the president has said is that the use of such weapons would be a red line for the united states and her allies. but it's not clear, short of use, is this preparation, is the mixing of the precursor chemicals enough? as noah can tell you this is a very unstable substance, sarin gas. once it's mixed, it can be very corrosive. it's not clear, you know, there could be an inadvertent release because...
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we just don't know. >> reporter: yeah, he used the words meaningful action yesterday. mayor michael bloomberg a fierce gun controlled a advovate also mentioned it is time for action. before i let you go, you mentioned the negotiations for the fiscal cliff. were the negotiations there? does he have to juggle this now or how will he juggle this? is there a sense of what will happen to those discussions the next few days? >> reporter: it is unclear at this point. i will tell you, speaking to aides close to president obama yesterday, this shooting has very much occupied his time. that's not really a surprise, that's what you would expect. he's very much turned his attention to this. that could change in the next couple of days and also it is not just president obama involved with the speaker, with speaker boehner in the discussions. there are things going on at the staff level. those discussions about the fiscal cliff can continue but certainly at least publicly president obama will be focusing on the shooting in connecticut. >> reporter: that's right. leading the nation i
we just don't know. >> reporter: yeah, he used the words meaningful action yesterday. mayor michael bloomberg a fierce gun controlled a advovate also mentioned it is time for action. before i let you go, you mentioned the negotiations for the fiscal cliff. were the negotiations there? does he have to juggle this now or how will he juggle this? is there a sense of what will happen to those discussions the next few days? >> reporter: it is unclear at this point. i will tell you,...
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. >> in the coming days, javon belcher's actions and their possible connection to football will be analyzed. who knows, but here, wrote jason whitlock, is what i believe. if javon belcher didn't possess a gun, he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today. >> poignant words. what should this country do in response? joining me to debate what is certainly a matter of life and death to so many people is david copel, research director at the independence institute. on the other side is josh horowitz, executive director of the coalition to stop gun violence. welcome to you both. david, let me ask you, i suppose an obvious question, why did jovan belcher need a high powered hand gun? >> well, he didn't need any hand gun to kill, to murder his wife and leave the poor baby as an orphan. o.j. simpson showed that football players like lots of other domestic abusers, can kill people with their bare hands. >> right, but why does anybody in america need either a hand gun or high powered assault weapon? i don't understand. explain to me. >> i don't think the police have released what kind of hand gun
. >> in the coming days, javon belcher's actions and their possible connection to football will be analyzed. who knows, but here, wrote jason whitlock, is what i believe. if javon belcher didn't possess a gun, he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today. >> poignant words. what should this country do in response? joining me to debate what is certainly a matter of life and death to so many people is david copel, research director at the independence institute. on the other side...
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. >> reporter: the storm had been building over days and philippines' officials took action, evacuating 60,000 to shelters and those numbers have since grown. families huddled together, not much space though there is food and needed sleep. not all heeded the call to evacuate. this woman's mother died in the storm. >> translator: we didn't think the winds would get that strong. the floods were rushing towards us. we didn't imagine it would turn out that way so we didn't come here to evacuate, she says. >> reporter: over the next few days, relief workers will be searching for survivors. more death and damage likely to emerge. some here are slowly returning to their homes to clear the mud and water and others will have to wait for aid and rebuilding. still, some have survived the supertyphoon. priority mail flat-rate boxes. if it fits, it ships for a low, flat rate. paid for postage online and arranged a free pickup. and i'm gonna track them online, too. nice. between those boxes and this place, i'm totally staying sane this year. do i smell snickerdoodles? maybe. [ timer dings ] gotta go.
. >> reporter: the storm had been building over days and philippines' officials took action, evacuating 60,000 to shelters and those numbers have since grown. families huddled together, not much space though there is food and needed sleep. not all heeded the call to evacuate. this woman's mother died in the storm. >> translator: we didn't think the winds would get that strong. the floods were rushing towards us. we didn't imagine it would turn out that way so we didn't come here to...
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the world is watching syria and america is the country that will act if there is action. defense secretary leon panetta issued a warning to syria today saying the united states will not stand by and watch the country cross a quote unquote red line. >> whole world is watching very closely. and the president of the united states has made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be consequences. if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons. >> syria denies it is mobilizing chemical weapons in a civil war in which 40,000 people have lost theirs in 21 months. instead, they say they're trying to create fear and set for an attack. hillary clinton met with russia's foreign minister twice today in dublin. these are important meetings because russia is a syrian alley. but is it too late? national security contributor, fran townsend, is a member of the cia. cedrick layton member of the joipt staff. what are those consequences? is the u.s. going to passing the point of no return here? >> well, it is, look, the most recent information sugg
the world is watching syria and america is the country that will act if there is action. defense secretary leon panetta issued a warning to syria today saying the united states will not stand by and watch the country cross a quote unquote red line. >> whole world is watching very closely. and the president of the united states has made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be consequences. if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons....
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so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> now, to my all-star battleground america panel. the stories this country is talking about and arguing. carol roth, abbe huntsman, and charles, columnist of "the new york times." let's get to guns. another day, another atrocity. charles, what's going to happen here, if anything? i thought the most moving thing tonight was the interview of the two parents of the young woman who lost her life in aurora. they were gun owners. they're not anti-gun. that's how you have to frame this debate. america is a country with a second amendment. you have to respect the right of people to defend their families if they want it. what do we do about the proliferation of these things? these assault rifles? i don't know why anybody in america needs one of these if they're not in the military or the police. >> i think that's the problem or the challenge. we have to change our relationship to g
so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> now, to my all-star battleground america panel. the stories this country is talking about and arguing. carol roth, abbe huntsman, and charles, columnist of "the new york times." let's get to guns. another day, another atrocity. charles, what's going to happen here, if anything? i thought the...
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president barack obama. >> tonight, you voted for action, not politics as usual. >> after a long, and we mean long and bitter campaign, president obama won re-election. in 2012, the president also won the supreme court stamp of approval for his health care program and made history with this statement. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> as 2012 comes to a close, the president joined in grief with a community shocked by senseless violence. >> these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. >> brooke baldwin, cnn, atlanta. >>> that's 2012. in just 60 minutes. what does 2013 hold in we'll find out together. i'm don lemon. thanks for watching. >>> tonight, the one and only barbra streisand. ♪ of the way we were >> extraordinary hour with the legendary superstar. >> those men are fighting for your right to make any kind of picture you want. >> her incredible career. >> i only began to sing because i or regejon % , g, u'ri a sports jacket. >> yeah, i am. >> how did you know to buy a sports jacket? [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe.
president barack obama. >> tonight, you voted for action, not politics as usual. >> after a long, and we mean long and bitter campaign, president obama won re-election. in 2012, the president also won the supreme court stamp of approval for his health care program and made history with this statement. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> as 2012 comes to a close, the president joined in grief with a community shocked by senseless violence....
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what is your next action? >> it turns out there's a lot you can do about not just mass shootings like this that are terrible and immediate and make the headlines, but also the 34 americans that are killed every day by guns. 40% of the people in this country never get a background check when they buy a gun. we feel that everyone who buys a gun should get a background check. that's something 40% of nra members agree with. secondly, you have to take a look at automatic handguns that allow people to fire a lot of ammunition in a short amount of time without reloading. and you have to look at a federal statute that imposes real penalties for straw purchasing where people who can buy a gun because they have a clean record buy for people who can't, and as a result, lots of guns end up in criminal hands. >> these are many of the things we hear about frequently as we've covered way too many of these tragedies. i guess the question for you is after christmas, when it gets back to the new year, when the legislators come
what is your next action? >> it turns out there's a lot you can do about not just mass shootings like this that are terrible and immediate and make the headlines, but also the 34 americans that are killed every day by guns. 40% of the people in this country never get a background check when they buy a gun. we feel that everyone who buys a gun should get a background check. that's something 40% of nra members agree with. secondly, you have to take a look at automatic handguns that allow...
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president barack obama. >> tonight, you voted for action, not politics as usual. >> after a long, and we mean long and bitter campaign, prest
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nevertheless, terrell suggs had to turn in his guns because of a legal action. nine guns including shotguns and handguns and what not. tank johnson, his were illegal, but he had a virtual munitions plant in his house in chicago. let's use common sense. when tony dungy says when he asked 80 players at training camp, former coach of the colts, how many of you have a gun, and about 65 of them raise their hands, let's use common sense. even if those guns were legally obtained, what do you think over time would be the ratio between unintended and tragic consequences, including accidents, but also including times when people snapped and impulse got in the way, anger got in the way? the ratio of that as versus the times the gun would be used for a good outcome for legitimate self defense. it's common sense to see where that's going to line up. >> the argument that was thrown at me, and hands up, i come from a country with strict gun control. very few gun owners there, we don't have a second amendment. we don't have a right to bear arms. and it's not my country in that
nevertheless, terrell suggs had to turn in his guns because of a legal action. nine guns including shotguns and handguns and what not. tank johnson, his were illegal, but he had a virtual munitions plant in his house in chicago. let's use common sense. when tony dungy says when he asked 80 players at training camp, former coach of the colts, how many of you have a gun, and about 65 of them raise their hands, let's use common sense. even if those guns were legally obtained, what do you think...
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we know from the president's action against bin laden he will ask the hard questions. what don't we know? what confidence do you have in the sources and intelligence before he makes a decision? >> colonel layton, has fran is referring to, when people think about wmd and the u.s. saying syria has this, a lot of people think to iraq when the u.s. made claims that turned out later to not be true. tom forman reported on what syria reportedly has. three deadly kinds of chemical weapons. the first is mustard gas that causes severe burns and blindness, and respiratory failure and also sarin. and then the vx nerve agent attacks the nervous system and is one of the most deadly chemicals in the world. how good is the intelligence on what syria really has? >> it is pretty good, but it's not fool-proof. as fran mentioned there are some elements of intelligence that are guesswork, conjecture, educated guesswork to be sure, but still, they're conjecture. it's not like a court of law where you say this is the evidence, this is irrefutable proof. on the other hand there are certain th
we know from the president's action against bin laden he will ask the hard questions. what don't we know? what confidence do you have in the sources and intelligence before he makes a decision? >> colonel layton, has fran is referring to, when people think about wmd and the u.s. saying syria has this, a lot of people think to iraq when the u.s. made claims that turned out later to not be true. tom forman reported on what syria reportedly has. three deadly kinds of chemical weapons. the...
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we are not going to see or hear a lot of public action tomorrow. then they'll try to sell it to their respective parties on sunday, as you said, they'll try to bring it to a vote maybe sunday night or sometime monday morning in the senate. and at least there's agreement on the next steps, john. it's better than nothing. >> thank you, jessica. it will be a working weekend. the minnesota majority in the house of representatives will of course be key to getting any deal across the finish line. "outfront" tonight, republican congress steve la turret of ohio, a member of the appropriations committee. thanks for coming "outfront." with this plan that the president's put forward, the scaled-down plan which would keep taxes low for 98% of americans, raising them for folks over 250, extending unemployment benefits. would you vote for that as an alternative to going over the fiscal cliff? >> i would have voted just to extend the tax cuts for 99.8% or whatever it was of americans that was john boehner's plan "b." a couple of things are either being misreporte
we are not going to see or hear a lot of public action tomorrow. then they'll try to sell it to their respective parties on sunday, as you said, they'll try to bring it to a vote maybe sunday night or sometime monday morning in the senate. and at least there's agreement on the next steps, john. it's better than nothing. >> thank you, jessica. it will be a working weekend. the minnesota majority in the house of representatives will of course be key to getting any deal across the finish...
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there are actions that we as a firm can take. here's one reason why private equity might be taking a stand. it's quite rare really for private equity -- after a news event for a company to stay to sell its stake in what is a controversial product. because teachers, the california teachers retirement fund is invested in cerberus investments. follow this for me. california teachers invested in a private equity fund that invests in the company that makes guns. guns that killed teachers. you can see that being difficult. >> everyone says is this a turning point in gun debate? if you're seeing big money decide that it's a bad investment to be involved with certain gun manufacturers, that's a big development. >> until now, private equity investors and others have weathered controversy about gun control. but there's a different feeling this time. i mean, you're talking very specifically about a product that killed children and a lot of people are talking about that. you'll have 20 some funerals this week and you're going to keep hearing
there are actions that we as a firm can take. here's one reason why private equity might be taking a stand. it's quite rare really for private equity -- after a news event for a company to stay to sell its stake in what is a controversial product. because teachers, the california teachers retirement fund is invested in cerberus investments. follow this for me. california teachers invested in a private equity fund that invests in the company that makes guns. guns that killed teachers. you can...
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and you can bet nobody is looking for military action on this. all the efforts right now are to -- possibly through the russians are interest to try to get assad to pull back and not go down this road. >> such ominous signs for us, barbara. appreciate the update. >> sure. >> we'll be talking with ambassador nic burns about this a little later. first, let's get to zoraida sambolin with a look at the morning's news. >>> this is cairo outside the palace where protesters are starting to gather. tanks and armored vehicles are stationed there. clashes turned deadly yesterday into the afternoon after they unveiled their constitution, highest islamic authority is calling on president morsi to rescind his decree that granted himself sweep iing powers. >>> and second-degree murder, that is a charge against naeem davis, who reportedly push ed k suk han on to the tracks of a subway in new york. >> our family is grieving. we want to thank everyone who reached out to us in help. we are suffering in sore o we have the support of family, friends and our church t
and you can bet nobody is looking for military action on this. all the efforts right now are to -- possibly through the russians are interest to try to get assad to pull back and not go down this road. >> such ominous signs for us, barbara. appreciate the update. >> sure. >> we'll be talking with ambassador nic burns about this a little later. first, let's get to zoraida sambolin with a look at the morning's news. >>> this is cairo outside the palace where protesters...
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but i think his best course of action was to do what he did. he tried to protect my daughter. he was wounded in the process. he has a license to carry. and i'm going to get a license to carry because i want to protect my home. i have a shotgun. my wife used to be a member of the national rifle association. so, we are gun owners. and we believe in the second amendment. but we believe there needs to be a dialogue. our country needs to talk about some type of gun control. i believe that having our citizens armed and a license to carry. i would carry a gun in my car. i would not carry one on my person. i don't think i would want to try to shoot somebody. and i would not want to face the fact that i missed him and hit somebody, an innocent victim. >> we just had that shooting at the empire state victim, where nine people were injured by officers who were well-trained in arms. so, it can happen at anytime, anywhere. but more guns is not necessarily the answer. i think stricter controls. when 40% of the guns that are bought and sold in america are bought and sold without any backgrou
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in the coming days, jovan belcher's actions and possible connection to football will be analyzed. who knows but here is what i believe. if jovan belcher did not possess a gun he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today. >> some critics saying costas picked the wrong time and place and others blast him for trying to take away their second amendment rights. now the blogs are light iing up with calls for him to be fired. quote, nbc should show bob costas the door. then there's this facebook page. fire bob costas for his unamerican comments on gun control. hln sports reporter joe carter is here to talk about all of this. what did he say in his own defense? >> i found several fire bob costas facebook pages with lots of likes. he went on the shows yesterday morning and defended himself and said that he did admit he made a mistake, that he used wrong forum to take on such a heavy-handed topic, that he should have listened to his own rule which is when you take on a topic as politically charged as gun control, leave yourself enough time to fully flush out that topic. and as we know
in the coming days, jovan belcher's actions and possible connection to football will be analyzed. who knows but here is what i believe. if jovan belcher did not possess a gun he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today. >> some critics saying costas picked the wrong time and place and others blast him for trying to take away their second amendment rights. now the blogs are light iing up with calls for him to be fired. quote, nbc should show bob costas the door. then there's this...
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there was a flurry of action this week. in the end, still no deal. the senate is on vacation until thursday. and republican house leaders have just said that they'll be back if needed. joining me now as they do every week, cnn contributor maria cardona and amy holmes, anchor of "real news" on "the blaze." good morning to you. >> good morning. >> maria, there are still a few days left, maria. can anything get done, what do you think? >> given that it's the holiday season and i think hope should spring eternal, especially this time of year -- >> oh, my. >> and i am an optimist. i hope that a deal can get done, randi. the other thing that i think should go into the equation as to whether a deal can get done even though it hasn't up to now is republicans need to remember who won this election. and republicans need to remember what the american people wanted and whose plan they supported. and that was president obama's plan to make sure to do this, deal with the fiscal cliff in a balanced way, which included raising the top tax rates for those making more
there was a flurry of action this week. in the end, still no deal. the senate is on vacation until thursday. and republican house leaders have just said that they'll be back if needed. joining me now as they do every week, cnn contributor maria cardona and amy holmes, anchor of "real news" on "the blaze." good morning to you. >> good morning. >> maria, there are still a few days left, maria. can anything get done, what do you think? >> given that it's the...
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that's where all of the action is right now. keeping the speaker of the house john boehner abreast of what's going on. keeping harry reid abreast of what's going on and keeping president obama abreast of what's going on. we heard from senator reid yesterday that they are very far apart. not just talking on the threshold, initially president obama said $250 mi,000. there is talk to bumping that to $400,000. republicans want to know how we pay for it. there are farm subsidies, the doc fix. and spending cuts. so there is a lot to be resolved here in the next few hours. >> too bad we only found out about this, you know, yesterday or the day before. 517 days they've had to work out the details and now we're talking about them all. brianna, we'll be busy today and may be ringing in the new year together. brianna keilar in washington. >>> a ball dropping in washington, a ball dropping in times square it looks like we'll go off the fiscal cliff. here's what it means to you. your paycheck will shrink. the payroll tax holiday is likely go
that's where all of the action is right now. keeping the speaker of the house john boehner abreast of what's going on. keeping harry reid abreast of what's going on and keeping president obama abreast of what's going on. we heard from senator reid yesterday that they are very far apart. not just talking on the threshold, initially president obama said $250 mi,000. there is talk to bumping that to $400,000. republicans want to know how we pay for it. there are farm subsidies, the doc fix. and...